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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... Algorithm • ... medical therapy • Chronic ... Crohns #Disease #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... Exposure-Related ILD ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
Patients with OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... Cells - tumor, chronic ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... The old name is
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
two cases with chronic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... In chronic eosinophilic ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm